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Social science, art to connect in New York City event

Internationally renowned social scientists from Cornell and other institutions are getting together with artists on April 18 for a "salon" convened by the Institute for the Social Sciences.

High fashion comes to the Hill April 11

Student fashion designers are sketching and making patterns, finding and fitting models, and cutting and sewing fabrics for the 31st Cornell Fashion Collective runway show, Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m. in Barton Hall.

May 9 conference to inaugurate Institute for Pale Blue Dots

Learn about planets beyond our solar system, far-flung missions and possible life in the cosmos at “(un)Discovered Worlds,” a one-day Cornell University space sciences conference May 9 to inaugurate the new Institute for Pale Blue Dots.

Cornell to offer two classes with Congolese university

Cornell University will partner with the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Eben-Ezer University of Minembwe to offer two virtual courses, one on peace building and another on African disease patterns.

New incubator offers summer help for startups

The Summer Startup Incubator Program from Life Changing Labs, supported in part by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, plans to serve six to eight teams this summer. Applications are due April 10.

STEM center receives $130,000 grant for expansion

Cornell University Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning received a $130,000 grant to prepare future STEM faculty to be great researchers and teachers.

Stephen Ceci elected to National Academy of Education

Stephen Ceci, Cornell’s Helen L. Carr Professor of Developmental Psychology, has been elected to the National Academy of Education for his outstanding scholarship on education.

Facebook fellowship boosts online social research

A Facebook fellowship will support graduate student Chenhao Tan's research in human-computer interaction and human behavior in social media for two years.

Panel to examine U.S. family detention of refuge seekers

Panelists will discuss a national effort being organized by lawyers and activists to end the practice of family detention of refuge seekers in a panel discussion on campus April 16.

Things to Do, April 3-10

Events this week include J.P. Sniadecki's new film on trains and transformation in China, book talks on Project Puffin and renewing cities after natural disaster, and Cayuga's Waiters' Spring Fever.

President expresses shock over attack at Kenya university

President David Skorton issued a statement expressing his condolences to everyone impacted by the April 2 shooting at Garissa University College in Kenya.

One-day flash exhibition to show Civil War documents

Three documents related to Abraham Lincoln go on display Saturday, April 11, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, level 2B of Kroch Library.